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Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) 5 African soldiers and US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

STAFF Sergeant Frank Otero, USAF, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, uses a Case MW20BFL forklift to load cargo onboard a C-17 Globemaster III for return to the United States after participating in Operation FOCUS RELIEF, in Accra, Ghana. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) 5 African soldiers and US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) 5 African soldiers and US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

US Army (USA) 3rd Special Forces Group Soldiers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, board a US Air Force (USAF) C-5 Galaxy aircraft at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, as they prepare to return home following a three month deployment during Operation FOCUS RELIEF

US Army Soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg North Carolina board a C-5 Galaxy at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to return to the US following a three month deployment, Operation FOCUS RELIEF

Economic ommunity Military Observation Group 13 (EOMOG) Ghana Army Troops prepare to board a United States Air Force -130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing out of Ramstein Air Base Germany, at Accra Airport in Ghana. The troops will be transported to Roberts International Airport in Liberia for a six month deployment in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission. Most of the inbound West African forces will come from the country of Mali, with the Ivory...

Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) 5 African soldiers and US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Members of the Army's 3rd Special Forces, board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III to return to the United States after participating in Operation FOCUS RELIEF, in Accra, Ghana. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

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Subject Operation/Series: FOCUS RELIEF

Base: Accra

Country: Ghana (GHA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela J. Farlin, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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